Guidelines for the uniform definition, identification, and measurement of economic damages from natural hazard events.

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Program on environment and behavior ; 28Publication details: Boulder, Colo. : University of Colorado, 1993Description: v, 20 pDDC classification:

338.54 GUI

Subject: This set of guidelines is intended as a primer for personnel responsible for the identification and measurement of damages from natural hazard events. The need for such guidelines arises from the ad hoc measures that are often presented to the public as "damages" or impacts of natural hazard events. It is important to establish a standard set of definitions of and measurement methods for natural hazard damages and to create institutional frameworks that have the capability and resources to follow such guidelines

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	338.54 GUI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		005726536

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Bibliography: p. 19-20

This set of guidelines is intended as a primer for personnel responsible for the identification and measurement of damages from natural hazard events. The need for such guidelines arises from the ad hoc measures that are often presented to the public as "damages" or impacts of natural hazard events. It is important to establish a standard set of definitions of and measurement methods for natural hazard damages and to create institutional frameworks that have the capability and resources to follow such guidelines

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